08-09-2019, 11:29 AM
My first "project" for the PBP is simply to take my Macbook Pro out of its involvement in the administration of my ARM cluster. It's mostly Xu4s, with two setup on a KVM switch for desktop use and administration of their particular segments in my cluster. That is not ideal, given I do most of my best thinking in an entirely different area than my cluster is located and I'm just not thrilled with VNC access from my macbook for a variety of reasons. I believe a better and more elegant level of integration between an ARM based laptop and the cluster will be possible. I'll mostly be busy working on achieving that at first.
Beyond that, I'm hoping to use it for my daily driver as much as possible. This will be a step down from my MBP as far as tech spec's go, but I am not a fan of the direction Apple has gone in the post-Jobs era and I despise the feel of the keyboard on newer Macbooks. A huge degree of my satisfaction with the PBP will rest on how the keyboard and trackpad function and feel. For me, that's like 60 percent of my perception of laptops. Other things are important, but if every time I go to type and do something with the pointing device I find myself criticizing it or wishing it was different, it just sucks no matter how good everything else is. All the other specs look promising, my fingers are big time crossed on the feel of the keyboard and pointing device.
Beyond that, I'm hoping to use it for my daily driver as much as possible. This will be a step down from my MBP as far as tech spec's go, but I am not a fan of the direction Apple has gone in the post-Jobs era and I despise the feel of the keyboard on newer Macbooks. A huge degree of my satisfaction with the PBP will rest on how the keyboard and trackpad function and feel. For me, that's like 60 percent of my perception of laptops. Other things are important, but if every time I go to type and do something with the pointing device I find myself criticizing it or wishing it was different, it just sucks no matter how good everything else is. All the other specs look promising, my fingers are big time crossed on the feel of the keyboard and pointing device.
